Joe Coors loves his 2012 Chevrolet Volt, which gets about 88 mpg. He’s covering the side view mirror because he’s a little embarrassed about damaging it when backing out of the garage. (Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post)

Ever since Republican Joe Coors tooled around his neighborhood in his 2012 Chevrolet Volt for a campaign ad on energy, I’ve been repeatedly asked: So, what’s he really drive?

Uh, a 2012 Chevrolet Volt.

Some people people find it hard to believe that somebody with Coors’ income — he receives about $2 million a year from various family trusts — would drive a Chevy, even if it isn’t an ordinary Chevy. And other thinks he borrowed the electric car, which gets about 88 mpg, so he could look progressive on energy issues.

It’s definitely his. He loves it. I’ve ridden in it with him. It’s the car he pulls up in at debates. And the Democratic tracker who is following him has plenty of video of Coors getting in and out of the car.

Coors is trying to unseat Congressman Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat, in the 7th Congressional District in Adams and Jefferson counties.

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.